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| Date: | Monday 30 May 2011 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAvn) |
| Registration: | A15-102 |
| MSN: | M3451 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 90 km N of Tarin Kowt, Zabul Province -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Chinook helicopter crashed and caght fire 90km north of Tarin Kowt, Zabul Province, while undertaking a re-supply mission.
One of the 6 occupants was killed.
Helicopter named 'Brahman', crashed during daylight hours while flying in company with an American Chinook.
Enemy action has been ruled out as a probable cause.
The downed machine was destroyed at the scene to prevent it from falling into the hands of insurgents.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/two-australian-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-defence-force-chief-20110531-1fddl.html
http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=11886
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//3a15.shtml
https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20210122075914mp_/https://www.defence.gov.au/publications/coi/Reports/COIReport-30May11-Case.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2011 06:46 | RobertMB | Added |
| 15-Jun-2011 10:04 | John Baker | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2012 02:04 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2012 03:38 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2023 09:50 | HanayoPlus | Updated |
| 11-May-2023 09:51 | harro | Updated |
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